The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-15
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i11oNo'RED Il ono At cErTYsDuno. PA.
Tho Dedication of tho Monuments Com.
memtoraslng their Deets OF Gvalot-ra-
triotlo Speech by Coy. Fotakcr--An
Occasion Long to bc Rom Oh n,bcred. y,

. memoratlng their Dseds OF 5valor-Pa-
triotlo Speech by Gov. Fotakcr-An
:. Occasion Long to bo Rom empcrei. y,
9ErrYaBuRa, Pa, Sept. II The nine.
teen Ohio monuments were dedicated this
morning with exercises both impressive
and appropriate. 81
A national salute was fred as sunrise,
followed at ton o'clock by exercises q: tho
National Cemetery ros.rum. "A 9E si
Adjutant General Henry A. Axlipo then
spoke, concerning the Ohio troops at tle
battle Of Gettysburg in course Of which he
said: "There wore engaged In The battle
ot Gettyoburgh from the State OF Ohio,
thlrteen reglmsnte OF Infantry, four bat.
tefics OF light artillery, and one regiment
ana Two companios OF cavalry. AL OF Z
tnese. organ!zations had ente,ed the ser. y
vice ior three year5 or during the war, aud y
az Inns ume vera veterans In expsrioucs
and represented hundred different bat
tietieIds. They had besn declmated at
buil Kun, at Antietam, at Frodcrlcksburs
and at Chancellorsville; and whls greatly
reduced In numerical nt,eugth, they wsre
Injured to the march and battle, and now
represented the best soldiery Tho world
ever looked upon" D b., si.S7i,
General -Axline closed his speech with
statistics from official sources, giving the
record Of the Ohio organizations that par.
ticipated in the battle. .3g TTi -, .11'9S
GENERAL noBlNsoS's SPEECH.
In presenting the memorials to Governor
Foraker, General Robinson narrated iew
incidenta that came under bis personal OBJ.
servation during the battle, and cor cluded
as follows "a a < I751y13aIs - 4,
mo troops could have fought better
! than the. Eleventh corpa soldiers. They
yielded only to tho superior iorco OF the
enemy. They fought at great disadvan-
tage, but they fought well. In thia short
engagement my regiment had suffered SO.
verely, losing nineteen officers out Of
twenty.one, with a corresponding number
OF privatee and non-commisBioned ctiicerg.
| te is TO commemorate the bravery and
ekill Of such Ohio troops that thess mem-
orials have been erected. All fought for !
American nationality, and Sc reward for
thelr Valorous struggle, Ohio lays these
tributes at their feet. Here the tide Of in B
Vasion was rolled back after the boodioat
and most stubborn contest oil the war.
| With our soliers 1t was struggle for mas.
tery on Northern eoil.T f 1t waa q victory Of
the rank and file. lii u -, 80 !,
| Through you, as Governor of Ohio, we
desire to transfer the care Of these menu- )
riala to the Battlefield Memorial Assocls-
ton Of Gettysburg. l1gi-l5g.T9
GOVERNOR FoRAKER's RESPONSE.
When Governor Foraker a.epped for 4
ward to accept the memorials he met with
an enthusiastic reception. Alter the ap-
plauae had subsidized, the Governor spoke
elcquently, and concluded 90 IollowD: n
"Gettysburg was more than a mere bat Z
tie. twas more than the turning point
OF great war. II was an epoch in the
history Of the world--a crowning triumph (.
Tor the human race. y 3S5,l,s - t.+ii'55l
There are other reasonn TINT enticar
this place to the American heart. Here
was fought the greatest single combat Of
the war. On no other fisld was there such I,
equality OF numbars OF q more distinguish
cd display OF American yalor. Almost
every State in the Union was here repre-.
sented. The blood of all the aectiono wss +
here commingled. Yonder lie Reynolds
and the brave mon who fell and sleep with
him, and here Lincoln stood and made q
speech as immortal IS his undyipg fame,
Verify, this is consecrated ground. 4.
throughout all the ages until time shall
ps no more, so long as heroic endeavor,
patriotic sacrifice and human welfare shall
be appreciated, this will be hallowed spot 4
for the children Of men. 55gGg \.
l"Ohlo has q just pride in the conspic- is
uous part her aons wrought in tho great j
work. She manilests it in erecting hero
thess enduring monuments. We hayo J
come to dedicate them in her nano to the
nigh purposes they are intended z to sub.
serve: In formally transferring them to +
your keeping, It is not necessary to re- 7.
count the exploits Of valor or ,vaunt the 4
deeds they are intended to commemorate. 4
The monuments Themselves do that moro
eloquently than any language that can be
spoken. The positions they mark were y
the fore front Of tho battle. But Ohio has (
not erected them IN spirit Of pride alone
Tor the deeds OF her soma. They are in 4
tended also to express her gratitude md q
70 teach some Lessons OF patriotism. She F.
acknowledges in this way her everlasting 4
llndebtedness to the men who were willing i.
70 sacrifice lite that the hereBy
Of secession Z. might periHh, and at
the same time 4 tells posterity OF y
the priceless blood that has Z been
shed and Of the daring deeds that have
neen done that our Government might 4
i've. 1t wao to sub5erve such purposes
that Ohio appointed the Commission who =
hayo labored so long and satisfactorily to 7.
accomplish the task entrusted to them. I 6
know their work has been labor OF love. 4
Nevertheless, on behaif the people whom &
they have represented, I give them thanks z
for the zeal they have manifssted. the
good judgment they have displayed, and Z
the SUCCESS they have achieved. It is with !g
the hope and belief that we have not Il
worked In vain that now entruss to you. 8
gentlemen OF the Gettysburg Memorabilia. &.
sociation, the custody aud care of Ohio'e
monuments to her eoldiers who fought on =
this field. 30 long as loyalty is appreeia-
ted and treason despised, go long as It ia h
an honor to fight for the Union and
crime to fight against II, we beseech you
to jealously guard them and care for their
preservation. Should there come a time y
when they. do not teach this, then let !.
them crumble. !" EiT .,gis 54s N
Immediately alter the close of the exer-
c!ses at the rostrum a dedlcatory salute, Y
IN honor Of the Ohio organization, was
fred from Cemetery Hill. AL N. the H,
places for holding the regimental re-.
Unions we're announced. At 1880 r.sM, an
Ohio Camp Fire was held on Cemetery
ai55tS FSS % Excitement in OH. n :. a n y
q PITTsBURaH, Sept. H.-This afternoon
the selling fever broke out lroBh, and for &
the balance Of the aesaion the members Oh
the floor were in an uproar. Everybody
wanted to sell, and prices declined rapidly Z
to 62c,,. closing weak at G23c. This la 3
drnn nf 1Qn IN, tu,n dawn NJ = T.